Video: Trevor Lawrence Explains Why He Didn't Opt Out of Football Season

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Trevor Lawrence sat down for an interview with Tom Rinaldi for ESPN's College GameDay. Rinaldi's last question was about what made the presumptive no. 1 overall pick in next year's NFL Draft return to play this season (in light of the obvious risks):




"I just love football," Lawrence said. "I'm graduating in December. I plan on this being my last season -- just really excited to have one more with my brothers, my teammates, my coaches, that I've grown so close to over the last three years. I definitely respect everyone else's decision, but I'm a football player. I know I'm more than that but at the end of the day that's what I love to do."

It's notable here that Lawrence implied it was his last season at Clemson. I mean, we all could have surmised that would be the case, but this was essentially a formal acknowledgement of that.



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Ryan Glasspiegel grew up in Connecticut, graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison, and lives in Chicago. Before OutKick, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and The Big Lead. He enjoys expensive bourbon and cheap beer.